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Quito vs Philipsburg
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Philipsburg is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2077 mm more rain a year, and Philipsburg the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Philipsburg, in everyday terms.
Summers
Philipsburg has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Philipsburg: Hot
Winters
Philipsburg has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Philipsburg: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Philipsburg: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Philipsburg is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Philipsburg: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Philipsburg is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2077 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Philipsburg has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Philipsburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Philipsburg | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Philipsburg | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Philipsburg | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +7 |
Avg low (°C) Philipsburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Philipsburg | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +11 | +12 | +13 | +13 | +12 | +12 | +11 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Philipsburg | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +11 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Philipsburg | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +12 | +12 | +11 | +10 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Philipsburg | 57 | 52 | 44 | 63 | 74 | 65 | 86 | 90 | 101 | 151 | 102 | 83 |
| Difference | -238 | -228 | -289 | -267 | -195 | -101 | -41 | -39 | -118 | -134 | -201 | -226 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Philipsburg | 57 | 52 | 44 | 63 | 74 | 65 |
| Difference | -238 | -228 | -289 | -267 | -195 | -101 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Philipsburg | 86 | 90 | 101 | 151 | 102 | 83 |
| Difference | -41 | -39 | -118 | -134 | -201 | -226 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Philipsburg | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 39 |
| Difference | -46 | -48 | -50 | -44 | -29 | -25 | -26 | -28 | -24 | -34 | -37 | -42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Philipsburg | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 51 |
| Difference | -46 | -48 | -50 | -44 | -29 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Philipsburg | 45 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 39 |
| Difference | -26 | -28 | -24 | -34 | -37 | -42 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Philipsburg | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -6 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +3 | -1 | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Philipsburg | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -6 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Philipsburg | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Difference | +1 | +4 | +3 | -1 | -4 | -7 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Quito trends → · Philipsburg trends →
Methodology & sources
Quito
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Philipsburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Robert L Bradshaw, a weather station, about 87 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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